The Sun. — London, England, 1864-04-21 00:00:00

Established 1837. B RITANNIALIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY 1, Princes-street, Bank, London. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament, 4 Viet. cap. 9. Every description of Life Assurance business transacted. ANDREW FRANCIS, Secretary. BONNET'S SILKS a LYON.--Every Article of commerce takes Its title either from the inventor or manufacturer, and the more perfect the production the grater is the credit which attaches to the originator. BONNET'S SILKS are said to be incapable of identifica tion in England ; but the fallacy of such an assertion is ex pos dby the very trade mark of the firm, as exhibited by Messrs. JAY, of Regent-street. The following interwoven mark may be seen at the end ofeach piece :—" Manufacture de C. J. Bonnet et Cie., a Lyon e a Injurieux." Wear guaranteed. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, Covent-garden. From this time until the end of the season there will be four Opora nights in each week, viz., every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Subscription Night, in lieu of Saturday, August 6. Third Appearance of Signor Wachte in II Irovatore. Third Appearance of Mademoiselle uebtinn. This Evening, (Thursday , . April 21, will be performed Verdi's opera, IL TEOVATORE. Leonora, Mdile. Anto nietta Fried ; Inez, Mdlle. Anese ; Azueena, Nidlle. Des inn ; 11 Conte di Luna, Signor Co onese, his second appearance in Eng and ; Fernandez, Signor Tagiiafico ; Ruiz, Signor Lucchesi ; Un Zingaro, Signor Ros,i ; and )lanrico, Signor WacateL Conductor, Mr. Costa. Commence at half past Eight. Pit tickets, 7s. ; amphitheatre sta Is, 10s. 6d., 75., and ss. amphitheatre. 2s. 6d. Boxes, stalls, and tickets may be had at the box-office under the portico of the theatre, which is open from ten to five, and at the principal musicsellers' and THEATRE ROYAL DR U R Y-L AN E. Managers, Messrs. Edmond Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. :THIS EVENING, AN APRIL FOOL. Mr. G. Belmore. Atter which, will be produced the Grand Stage Revival of Shakspere's Chronicle or Historical Play, entitled the First Part of HENRY THE FOURTH. The cast will include impersonations by those emincit trtists, Mr. PHELPS, Mr. Walter Montgomery, Mr. Walter Lacy, Mr. A ddiso Hr. Ryder, Mr. tcobert Roxby, Mr. Barrett, Mr. E Phelps, Mr. Rayner, Mr. H. Vandenhoff, Mr. Belmore, Mr. Ellerton, Mr. Fitzjames, Mr. Neville ; Miss Edith Wynne, M ss Rase Leclercq, ,nd Mrs. Edmund Fal coner, supported by all the Members of the Drury.laoe Com pany. Concluding with MY HEART'S IN THE HIGHLANDS. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone. THIS EVENING, April 21, OUR AMERICAN COUSIN: Messrs. Sothern, Buckstone, Chippendale, Rogers, Clark, Gordon, Braid, &c. ; 312sdanies Angel, Lindley, hill, Harris, Snowden, &c After which, the new Easter piece, entitled VENUS AND ADONIS. Messrs. Compton, Win. Farren, Coe, &c. ; Mes dames Louise Keeley, Snowden. Nelly Power, Hill, Wright, Rogers, &c. To conclude with TURNING THE TABLES. Commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Sole Lesee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, DONNA DIANA. After which, THE COMEDY OF ERRORS. The Two Dromios, by the Brothers Webb. To conclude with, 24th time, a new Farce, by J. M. Morton, Esq., entitled DRAWING-ROOM, SECOND FLOOR. AND AT TICS. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter. THIS EVENING, the performances will commence with THE DAY AFTER THE FAIR: Messrs. Widdi combe, Garden, Moreland, and Miss E. Lavenu. A Ater which, at Eight o'clock, the 137th Night of BEL DEMONIO, a Love Story, in Twelve Tableaux, taken from Stendhal's "Italian Chronicle•." Principal characters by Messrs. Jordan, Charles, J. 8r0u7, - lism, Emery, Morton, Raymond, Moreland, Smith, Clifford, Oollett, Sims ; Miss Kate Terry, Miss E. Lavenu, Airs. Lee, Miss Elsworthy. The Public are entreated to take notice that No Charge is made to the occupants of Boxes, Box-places, or Stalls, either for play bills or for the safe keeping* of hats and cloaks, ar.d teat the attendants in all parts of the house are forbidden to receive any gratuities whatever. Box-office open daily from 11 to 5. Commence at 7. MR. FECHTER begs to announce that the whole profits of the First Night's Represents ion of Hamlet will be divided between the NATIONAL SHAK SPEARE COMMITTEE and the DRAMATIC COLLEGE SCHOOLS FUND. Mr. FECHTER'S indisposition pre venting the production of Hamlet on the Evenim; of he 23d, the LYCEUM THEATRE wAll be closed that night. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI,— solo Proprietor and Manager. Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, ICI ON PARLE FRANCAIS Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. R. Phillips, Mr. Billington, and Miss K.Kelly. At 8, LEAH : Miss Bateman, supported by Messrs. A. Stirling, R. Phillips, Billi ng to n , St uar t, Eb urne , St e ph enson ; Miss 11. Simms and Mrs. Billington. To conclude with T RE AREA BELLE : Messrs. J. L. Toole., P. Bedford, .tt. Romer, Miss Woolgar, and Mrs. IL Lewis. Commence at 7. MISS BATE MA N.-L E A EVENING and EVERY EVENING.—Miss Bateman will re-appear in her great impersonation of the Jewish ma•den until further notice. In order lo give due effect to this most remarkable sucxsi of the season, euiire.y new scenery by the celebrated artists Messrs. Denson and ons, and Thompson. New dr, ss.s and appointments have be n preparevi for its production.—N. Is. In consequence of the vtressing and numerous Applications at the Box-offt,e, ar tngementa have cow been made by which Seats m y ba ob a Fortnight in Ativan , e. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Manager, Mr. W. H. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, MY PRES .01.VER. Alter which, the l'a cony S:enc from ROMEO AND JULIE T. iii Ees Swanborough and Wilton. Folio wed by the Fifth Act of MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. Concluding with the Great Burlesque, ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE : Messrs. Honey, Wood, James Fenton ; rdes dames Swanborough, Marie Wilton, Hughes, &c. Commence at 7. R OYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. under the Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER. Re-enzagement of those celeorated artistes. Mr. and Mrs. C. Mathews—The greatly successful new Comedy every Even4ng. THIS EVENING, A DAY AFTER. THE WEDDING. Mr. F. _ltobinson and Miss Hel%ert. At a. quarter before 8, the successful new Comedy, by L. Buckim, , ham, Esq., entitled THE SILVER LINIAG : 3ir. l harles Mathews, Mr. F. Robinson, Mr. Ashley, Mr. Montague; Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Wentworth, and Mrs. Stirling. After which, COOL AS A CUCUMBER. Mr. Charles Mathews. To conclude with UNDER THE ROSE : Mr. Ashley and Miss A. Cottrell. Commence at 7. COALS. —The LILLE Direct from their F.SHALL COMPANY'S it own Collieries. Marquis' ?Cis. per ton. Doüble.. Top 255. „ Nuts. l9s. „ Deep ...225. „ Well Screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Westbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf, Paddington, W. Best Coke Terms cash. JOIIN SCOTT, Sole Agent. THAR]) EDITION OF THE SUN," A. Containing, the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, Ran be had Every Evening of G. R. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Ilyde-park. The Weather—Sun Office, April 21, 1864. THERMOMETER. This day at Two o'clock 6,5 Barometer -30.01. Wind—E, ; moderate breeze, and very fine. HIGH WATER. AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, lh. 44m.—Afternoon, lh. 56m. To-wwww.-Morning, 2h. 16m.—Afternoon, 2h. 32m. el tfig 1( o _, *llll4 LONDON, THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 18(34. " Why can't you leave it alone ?" Lord MEL BOURNE'S famous nonchalant expostulation with his over-busy colleagues ! Pas de zele ! Prince TALLEYLAND'S advice to the young diplomatist ! "What a pity it is that one or another of her MAJESTY'S Ministers won't, apparently can't for the life of them, lay those homely little scraps of lvlsdorn well to heart ! Lay them to heart, an act upon them! Why can't they leave it alone ? Why wil l th,y have so much superfluous zeal ? Earl RUSSELL, for example, over his everlasting despatch - writin g ! Why can't he leave it alone ? Mr. LOVE, perpetneillY, or, as ANASTASIA prrER would have it, " repeatuallf' worritting those unfortunate Schcol Inspectors! Mr. BTA NS- F ELD continually busyi ng himself, not only with M. AlAzztNPs friendship, but even with his extremely Private Corre pindence! And now —t o say nothing at all about other Members of the Aanainistration_ here is Mr. GLADSTONE, not, this ti me , a mere Junior Lordof the Admiralty, but, recollect, really and tru!y a Minister of the Crown, one of the C tbinet Mini sters--here is the Right lion. the Chancellor cf the Exchequer over-zealoufly busying himself about the Health of GARIBALDI ; carrying a ll sorts of confusion into the arrangements of GARIBALDI by his obtrusive interference about GARIBALDI'S health ; becoming a very Marplot, the truest typ e of your political busybody, between General GARIB.A.LDI and the great mass of the English people, great mad small, m e t ro p o lit an an d provincial, o:d and young, rich and poor, men and women, who are going out of their minds with exci.ement about GARTEALrI Why, in the name of fortune, could not Mr. GLADSTONE jest leave it alone ? By his r'diculous interference, whqt has he not done— wiat has ho no: already elicited? A.mong other things he has indirectly elicited a formal contradice tiou from the French EMPEROR'S Government through the columns of the Moniteur, A formal contradiction, that is, of the rumours (originated solely by Mr. GLADSTONE'S interference) about the EMPEROR having required the virtual extradition of GARIBALDI from England, as a preliminary to the participation by France in this Dano-German Conference here in London ! And not only that contradiction of the statements put forth in this idle rumour, that explicit contradiction of these statements in behalf of his Majesty NAPOLEON 111. in the columns of the Moniteur, but other contrad i ctions here among ourselves in both Houses of Parliament by divers of Mr. GLADSTONE'S own Ministerial col leagues in the Government ! The Prime Minister's denial of the truth of these reports in the House of Com mons! Denials of them equally emphatic in the House of Lords by that new member of the Cabinet, the Earl of CLARENDON, ostensibly mere Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, but in reality travelling 'Envoy Extraordinary! A statesman who is prepared at any moment to open negotiations of the utmost delicacy, at any crisis in our foreign policy that may arise, now with this Sovereign, now with that, just as the occasion of the moment may seem the most urgently to require ! Not only has Mr. GLADSTONE'S vexatious over zeal in the matter of GARIBALDI'S health, moreover, carried this confu sion into the councils of the Allied Governments, compelling the Moniteur to speak out plainly in the name of the EMPEROR'S Government, obliging the Prime Minister of England to do the like in the House of Commons, and constraining the Earl of CLARENDON, similarly, in the House of Lords, but— outside these higher circles in France and England, there imperial, here ministerial—what confusion has he not caused, is he not still causing, for that matter, this Marplot-Right Honourable, this Busybody-Chancellor of the Exchequer ! Setting the very surgeons by the ears in direct contradiction of each other Professor FER GUSSON and Dr. BASILE telling tales the most d:fferent that well could be about GARIBALDI'S health. It is all nonsense, we believe, as to the precarious state of that health being the one sole reason for GARIBALDI'S departure being thus sud denly precipitated. We are as certain, in our own minds, that it is just as preposterous to regard Chet as the one sole reason, as it is, as it ever has been, to look upon this abrupt change in the plans laid down for GARIBALDI as attributable in any way to an underhand arrangement between the French and English Governments. The latter proposition was, indeed, altogether too ridiculous from the very first mention of it to be seriously argued for one single moment. And so, with the utmost possible respect for the highest professional opinion in the land, we are firmly convinced that the reported ill-health of GARIBALDI offers no sufficient explanation for his hasty departure. In order to recognise the fallacy of which rumours, it is only necessary, indeed, to glance at the man himself. Crippled he is by the after effects of that bullet-wound in his foot the wound caused notley a French, but by an Italian, bullet. But as to his health—well, look at him ! Within the last day or two he is stated to have de clared himself up to any exertion of the kind supposed to be before him, until Mr. GLADSTONE thus officiously interposed between the Hero and the Hero-Worshippers! Read what GARIBALDI'S own surgeon, Dr. BASILE, says of his patient's capabilities for whatever ex ertion in this way might have been required. How ever—the over-zealous Minister of the Crown, here referred to, the one who must needs interfere in the matter (as if it concerned him i❑ the least !) has thought otherwise. And so it has suddenly fallen out that Mr. SEELY and the Duke of SUTHERLAND, and the rest of the more pro minent among the band of Hero Worshippers, have had their pet plans interfered with all of a sudden must vexatiously. The transformation of things in this way being so sudden and so strange upon the face of it all—seeing that the mover in the whole matter (the mover in it, moreover, thus, on the sly), is ❑o other than a Cabinet Minister, and a Cabinet Mi nister too, as important as the Right Hon. the Chan cellor of the Exchequer the transformation of things has been so sudden, we repeat, and so strange—that constructions the most sinister, open out of it all, on both aides of the Channel, and, for a moment, fairly overshadow the two Governments! Why can't they leave it alone!' —these public man, eaten up with over zeal—men like Mr. STANSPELD, Mr. LOWE, and Mr. GLAD STONE, Ministers of the Crown, big and little, good, bad, and indifferent. Again the bombardment of Sonderborg has been thrust upon the attention of the noble earl the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Again has Lord RUSSELL returned a moat unsatisfactory reply to the very natural and pertinent inquiry addressed to him by the Earl of MaIiatESBURY. He admits, it its true, now that the affair has become the common talk of the day, that the Prussians have acted with unwarrantable barbarity, he even goes so far as to declare that the conduct of his revered and cherished allies " must remain under the reprobation of civilised nations," but along with this more decided and straightforward denunciation comes the morti fying admission that the English Government has taken uo official steps in the matter! Such a con fession comes with a very bad grace from the mini ster who, a short time aim, when pressed for in formation on the subject, declared he would not trust to the accuracy of casual reports, but would wait for regular official intelligence. It now ap pears that such official intelligence is not to be granted to an ally held so cheap as England. Prus sia, the, spoiled favourite of our Foreign Office, is noi in a humour to submit to remonstrances, and lectures especially when the glory of the heroic slaughter of women, children, and wounded is fresh upon her. Lord MALMESBURY, in his brief resume of the matter, reminded the House that the German papers pretended that there were an arsenal and manufactories, or stores of arms in the unfortunate little town. It is extremely improbable that they were not better informed. Thanks to that admix ture of the German element in the Danish popula tion which has given rise to all these complications, the invaders are, without doubt, pretty accurately acquainted with the military arrangements of the other side. But even admitting this pretext as an excuse for the b om b ar d men t, it o ff ers no miti gation whatever to the cruelty of withholding the customary notice. According to all the acc)unts received from private sources,as well as the more public channels of intelligence, the twenty four hours' warning to non-combatants, which it is the recognised practice of all civilised nations to give, was entirely omitted, and a more general notice of the possibility of such an event was given some time before. The Prussians apparently are not ambitious of being reckoned among civilised nations, since one important sign of civilisation has always been that it softens the horrors of war, that it shrinks from the brutality, the cruelty, the mean advantage over an enemy which darken the hostili ties of savage nations, and bids brave men and sagacious generals hold honour above success. Our friends of Berlin, however, are troubli by no such scruples. They have not changed f r the better since the days when, as the Earl o DERBY the other night reminded us, the luaity and vandalism of the Prussians occasioned so much trouble to our own Duke of WELLINGTON. The Iron Duke took part in a good many sieges, not without success, as the history of the Peninsular War will testify ; but it remains to be discovered that he made war on women and children, or that he considered that the shelling of hospitals, or the slaughter of wounded men, added much to his laurels. We should not have envied the ally or coadjutor who performed such a feat by his side ; but if Prussians aro made of the same stern stuff in these degenerate days, Englishmen, it seems, are not. Lord MALMESBURY, while deprecating un necessary despatches, only expressed the feelings of the country, when he declared it to be the duty of her MAJESTY'S Government to state, in most posi tive terms, their sentiments with regard to the conduct of the Prussian army at Sonderborg, and therefore he asked Earl RUSSELL whether he had received any answer to the despatch which he said he had sent to Berlin on this subject, and what was Earl RUSSELL'S reply P The despatch shrunk into a request to the English Ambassador at Berlin to ascertain, if possible, the facts of the case. The Ambassador communicated privately —not officially or personally—with the Prussian Minister. The Prussian Minister said he was not aware of the cir cumstances, and objected to the inquiry on the ground that it was not usual for neutrals to examine into the proceedings of belligerents. He promised, however, that if an official inquiry were made he would give an ans wer. Lord RUSSELL, however, supposed amt the answer would merely be denial of the right of inquiry on the part of England, and " he had not directed any official com»aunication to be made in the matter." do this is the end of his virtuous indignation and lofty incredulity in the matter. He is forced to admit the full atrocity of the affair, and admits that it must remain under the reprobation of civilised nations, and yet he allows it to pass by virtually without protest. No record of English indignation will hereafter be found in the Blue-book—no straightforward and manly re monstrance has made itself heard by the Cabinet of Berlin. A mere roundabout, hesitating, timorous hint is all that has been done, and the first frown of the Prussian Minister has scattered the heroic re solves of the British Foreign-office in a moment. A single rough word or curt answer from Berlin puts a stop at once to the flow of English eloquence, Let the matter be quickly hushed up—let us say no more about it. The Prussians are displeased at our interference already. It will not do to receive a public rebuff; let the dead rest; we can do no more. This is the language of our Foreign Secretary— this is the proud part which England is made to play—this is the result of the exercise of that " moral influence" of which we hoar so much. Is such a state of things in accordance with the feels ings and wishes of the people? Does Earl RUSSELL fitly represent the honour and interest of the Eng lista nation ? If he did, the objection of neutrality would soon be silenced, for tha popular indignation would have spoken through the cannon's mouth, and the shells that fired the hospitals of Sonderborg would not have been the only implements of war. But in truth no war was needed. Lord RUSSELL'S despatches would have been less carelessly tossed aside had their remonstrances been pointed by an English fleet in the Baltic. A few plain words would have sufficed had they told the same story abroad and at home, in the English Parliament and iu the communications of the Ambassador at Berlin. But inconsistency is 'always weak, and it is well if it is nothing worse. As it is, it will be well if hereafter " the reprobation of civilised nations" does not extend itself to the Power which with every opportunity for beneficent interference, stood hesitating by, afraid to act, afraid even heartily to remonstrate while the feelings of our common humanity were outraged, and cruelty was added to injustice. There seems to be a Nemesis watching over the Ministry. Shaky as was their position and critical their fortunes at the commencement of the Session, the most direful prophet of evil couid hardly have foretold more complete failures, and more humiliate ing defeats than have been sustained by the occu pants of the Treasury benches since the opening of the Parliamentary campaign. Defeat after defeat has appeared in the lists of the divisions, and one after another most awkward disclosures are made, and very inconvenient revelations take place. It seems as if it were destined that Ministers should run the gauntlet of all the disagreeable tests to which their most bitter opponents may have wished to subject their course of action and mode of pro cedure. About as awkward a mischance as any that Imo occurred is that which has lately been made public concerning the true nature of the charge against the Confederate Government last year, to which se much importance was attached at the time, and out of which so much political capital was made by ruthless and unscrupulous adversaries. It is seldom that so glaring an instance of deceit is made manifest; and it is most degrading to the re putation of our Statesmen and the honour of our country that the Foreign Secretary should have suffered himself to be so taken in. Perhaps the wish was father to the thought ; perhaps the news Was welcome to him, and the tidings congenial to his spirit, that bade him as a wise Minister and prudent diplomatist redouble his efforts and renew I his energies in the cause of suppression to the feel ings of interest everywhere displayed in this country with respect to the Confederates. Be this as it may, nothing can excuse or extenuate his false security and fatal delusion. He ought to have been more on the alert, to hive employed more fitting agents to inquire into particulars, to have interposed more delays in the execution of his plans dependent on the decision formed respecting the validity of the alleged communication. Earl RUSSELL may be acquitted of all but over-credulity and yielding to the impressions of prejudice, but so lenient a judgment cannot be awarded to those authorities on the other side of the Atlantic who have so committed and compromised themselves in the matter. Their work has recoiled on themselves. Instead of fixing a stigma on their enemies, they have covered themselves with disgrace, and alienated from their side many who believed in the purity of their motives and the uprightness of their cause. To circulate a forgery is about as suicidal an act as can well be perpetrated by those who affects the great and glorious qualities that send heroes to the field and crowd the council beard with patriots. In all times such an ect has been considered the ne plus ultra of cowardly concoction and maligaant artifice. In one of his descriptive pieces that paint character with such matchless skill and marvellous precision, Sir WALTER SCOTT has made the bold representative of the noble and chivalrous house of DOVGLAS ex claim— " A letter forged St. Jude to speed; Did ever knight so foul a deed ?" This is just the estimate that must be formed of such a transaction by any 'who reverence truth or esteem justice ; and it needs not the fire of olden days, nor the martial ardour of the stirring times of yore, to wake up indignation for such an t act. The more plain and piesaic times of the present can fully acknowledge and adequately repudiate the paltry and cowardly conduct that permits the bas ignoble deed. It is a pity that our Government THE SUN, LONDON, THUESD AY EVENING, APRIL 21, 1864 have not the foresight to acknowledge when they are in the wrong, nor the grace to admit that they have been grossly deceived, It is not enough to admit tacitly that the wrong has been done; we want something more explicit, more downright, and more hearty and honest in its tone. The reply of the Attorney-General to Lord R. CECIL was cer tainly about as strange a thing in its way as any thing that we can remember. Trio noble lord has taken up this question with the zeal and assiduity which have greatly distinguished him this session in all matters of moment. He made his inquiries in a decided and straightforward style, and he certainly was not mat in a kindred spirit. The Attorney-General made a most confused and ram bling statement, which did not appear to hare any coherebcy o: consistency in it at all, He began by informing the House that when he used the word " unquestionable" regarding the said document, he only meant that as he had never heard anything to contravene its accuracy, he concluded it to b., a genuine document. It cannot be surprising to anyone who reads the debate to notice that some laughter was excited by the avowal of the Attorney- General that, "in his simplicity," he came to the foregoing conclusion. To arrive at this opinion, however, some very remarkable phases had to be gone through. In the first place he did not hear any suggestion touching the authenticity of the document, then lie was ignorant of the form in which such documents are presented to Congress, and, lastly he was not aware that an opinion had been expressed against its validity. Such ignorance and such credulity continued come very strangely from one of the legal profession, to say the least of it. It must appear also that it is not the way to be successful in discriminating facts to take all asset.. tions for granted on one side, and not to heed any adverse opinions on the other. After so unpropi tious an experiment the Attorney-General had better change his tactics on the next occasion. It is not very creditable to the character of our Go vernment that they have not discernment enough to detect an imposition forced upon them by the instrumentality of the.mcst unworthy motives, and it says little for their public spirit that they cannot resent such an injury when it is inflicted on them. If they really were imposed upon it seems extra. oedinary that they cannot denounce those who palmed the fraudulent emanation upon them ; it car. scarcely be that their infatuation has reached to such a point that they prefer to be the willing vic tims of falsehood rather than the independent states men who cast aside all political predilections, and party prejudices, in order that the majesty of truth may be vindicated, and right and reason reign supreme. Garibaldi's Immediate Departure, ------"-- In accordance with the promise mada last evening General Garibaldi has given his best consideration to the wishes of a great body of his friends with respect to the prolongation of his stay in England, and this morning he intimated that the arrange ments made for his departure would be adhered to, and that he would leave England as he had already decided. A deputation from Newcastle, consisting of the Mayor, Thomas Hedley, DT, J. Cowen, Esq., sem, J. Cowel, Eq., jun., Mr. Bagnall, Mr. J. A. Cowan, and others waited on General Garibaldi this morning. Mr. COWEN said the people of Newcastle would greatly regret the change of his plans, as they had looked forward to his visit to Tyneside with the greatest pleasure. They had come from Newcastle to urge him to alter his plans, but in the event of his not doing so, then ihey were to present the addresses of which they were the bearers. The GENERAL, in reply, said he had a lively re• collection of the extreme kindness he had expe rienced on the occasion of his former visit to Newcastle. Ha hoped to be enabled to return to this country in a short time, when he would certainly visit Newcastle. He reminded the deputation that he still possessed the sword and telescope presented to him by the people of Newcastle, and that their gifts had been his companion in all his campaigns. The deputation then took leave of him, exa pressing the best wishes for the preservation of his health, General Garibaldi at the Reform Club, (THIS DAY.) This morning the General breakfasted at the Reform Club, where a large party of members as sembled. The entertai nment passed offsat i s f ac t ori ly, and later in the afternoon the gallant General left town for Pembroke Lodge, Richmond, in order to partake of luncheon with the E irl and Countess Russell, and a distinguished circle of the aristocracy. The General this e ven i ng dines w i th t h e Fish mongers' Company, at t h e i r magnificent London BI hall, near -- The following protest was yesterday signed by between 40 and 50 rnembasof the Reform Club:— ENTERTAINMENT TO GENERAL GARIBALDI. The undersigned beg resPEctfully to protest against the entertainment to bo given to General Garibaldi at the Reform Club, for the following, reasons :- 1. Than the public reception of General Garibaldi as a guest at any political club must, in the nature of the ease, be a political demonstration of approval of his principles as a public man, and as a citizen of his own state and country. 2. That the objects of the Reform Club, us originally e mstituted, were political on l y i n reference to the constitu tion of this kingdom; and t h at t h e app lication of these principles to foreign count r i es opens a w id e field for Me rohce of opinion, and that, b y consequence, General Garibaldi in referen ce t o I ta l y a nd other countries is entirely beyond the province, of the Reform Club, as such, to approve or condemn. rho conduct of 3. That waiving all technical questions of the rules by which the Administrative Committee aro bound. the under signed are of opinion that the committee, kn. wing that the contemplated tcsimonial would give offence to a large minority of , the club, w ou ld have F Down more consideration and right feeling in ref us i ng to lend t h e D ame of the club to such a dernon.tration as is intended. 4. That, in a society comp r i s ing amongst its members many Catholics, Garibaldi is an offenc e t o t h e i r fee li ngs 0 2 religious• honour a nd fidelity, any pubic testimonial rende red to General THE CITY ARRANGEMENTS YESTERDAY. The arrangements of th e committee a pp ointed to carryinto effect the vote cf the Common Council for the presentation of the freedom of the city to General Garibaldi appear to have been characterised with their usual incompleteness. The committee were very pe remptory i n the i r orders to the police about excludin g a ll persons w ithout tickets, yet in the face of thi s th e y actually orn ittod to send the necessary voucher s t o th e w h le of the General's suite, and the result w a s Oat Menotti Gtiti• baldi, the G ener al's e ld es t B°3t was unfor tunately ref use d admi ss i on to the hall in consequence of not poss ess i n g the required bit of pasteboard I When the Gaier received the gold he , box containing the freedom, il looked around for his son Alenotti, to whom he intended to have delivered it, but instead o r being in his place by his futhez's side, ho was hopelessly trying t o persuade the policL-constable outside the building to allow him admis6ion, surrounded by a not very orderly mob. The representatives of the daily press who were not favoured with a ticket of admission to the ceremony have now, at B A events, the grati fication of knowing that they were not the o n ly . persons who experienced the sable treatment at the hands of the committee. THE CONFZRENCE.—SOzne of the members of the Conference met at the Official Residence•of the First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing street. yesterday ; but, owing to the absence of M. de Beust, tho Host Lacetivg was ad. journed until D'icuda•y nut. Garibaldi and Pius IX, As everything in any way relating to General Garibaldi is just now matter of the liveliest in terest to the great mass of our fellow-countrymen, we are tempted to give the following remarkable document, addressed by him on the 12th October, 1847, to a Nuncio of the Pope, begging him to transmit to his Holiness his own good wishes and those of his companions in arms. It is certainly a historical curiosity : " Most Illustrious and Reverend Lord, from the moment when we heard the news of the exaltation of the Sovereign Pontiff, Pius IX., and of the amnesty which he granted to the poor proscripte, we have with an ever increasing atten _ _ tion and interest counted the steps of the Supreme Head of the Cnurch on the road of glory and of liberty. ' The praises, the echo of which have reached even beyond the seas, the delirium of joy with which Italy receives the meeting of her Deputies, and applauds them, the wise concessions made with regard to the press, the institution of the Civic Guard, the impulse given to popular instruction and to industry (not to speak of all that has been done to better the poorer classes and to form a new ad ministration), all, in a word, has convinced us that at last, from the bosom of our ciuntry, there has come a man who, understanding the want of his age, has known, according to the precepts of our august religion (precepts which are ever new and yet immortal), and without derogating from their authority, has not with standing bent to the wants of the times; and although these forward steps were taken without our help, yet we have followed teem from afar, and we have acoomp.niQd with mir plaudits and our prayers the universal concert of Icaty anti Christendom; but when a few days ago we heard of the sacrilegious attempt, by meins of which a faction, fomented and held by the stranger—not yet tired after so long a time of tearing our poor country to pieces —resolved to overthrow the exist ing state of things, it has seemed to us that mere admiration and enthusiasm for Pius IX. are too week a tribute, and that a greater duty is imposed upon us. " We who write to you, most Illustrious and most Reverend Lord, are they, who animated by the same spirit which has eaus2d us not to shrink from exile, have taken up arms at Monte Video fora cause which appeared to us to be just, hoping to find days less troubled than those we have spent in our own cou n try. "Five years have passed, and during the siege of this city, every one of us has alike shown proof of resignation and courage ; and, thanks to Providence and to that old spirit which still warms our Italian blood, our Legion has had the opportunity of distinguishing itself, and every time that this oppor tunity was presented, well, I can say it without vanity, it surprised all other rival corps. "If to day these arms of ours which are not un used to warfare be accepted by his Holiness, it is useless to say that, more volunteers than ever, we will consecrate them to the service of Him who has done so much for our country and our Church. "Happy we who can come to the aid of the redeeming work of Pius IX,, we and our compa nions, in the name of whom we speak, and we do not think it too dear if in this cause we shed all our blood. "If your illustrious and reverend lordship thinks that our offer would be agreeable to the Sovereign Pontiff, lay it at the foot of his throne. "It is not in childish presumption that we think our arms are wanted, that we have made the offer. We know too well that the throne of St. Peter rests upon bases which can never be overthrown nor weakened by human power. . . But as the work ought to be divided among the good, and the hard work given to the strong, do ns the honour to count us among them. " Meanwhile, we thank Providence for having presets-A. his Ho.ine.s from the machinations of dei tristi,' and we offer up heavenly prayers that God may grant him many years for the happiness of Christendom i n i Italy. " It only remains for us to big your Illustrious and Reverend Lordehip to pardon the trouble we have given you, and to believe in the profound respect with which we are, " Most Illustrious and Rev. Lord, " Your devottd servants, " G. GARIBALDI. " ST. ANZANI. " Monte Video, Oct. 12, 1847." GARIBALDI AND MAZZINI. Oa Sunday last General Garioaldi, accompanied by his secretary, Signor Guerzoni, took lunch at the house of the distinguished Russian exile, M. Alexandre Herzen, at Teddington. A select party of English and foreign friends were assembled to meet him, amongst whom were Signor Saffi, Prince Dolgorookoa, Signor Mordini, a member of the Italian Parliament, &c. Joseph Mezzini was also present. A luncheon had been prepared, at the conclusion of which 111 , azini rose and proposed the health of General Garibaldi in the following words : "My toast will include all that is dear to U 4 all, these things for which we have fought and striven. I drink to the liberty of the peoples; to the assuciation of the peoples ; to the min who is the living incarnation of these great ideas, Joseph Garibaldi ; to that leer, sacred heroic, Poland whose sons have been silently fighting and dying for liberty for snore than a year ; to that young Russia, whose device is land and liberty—new Russia,that will at no distant day hold out a sister's hand to Poland, acknowledge her equality and independence, and cancel the remembrance of the Rus sia of the Cz tr ; to those Russians who, with our friend Herzen at their head, have most wrought and laboured towards the creation of this new Russia ; to that religion of duty which will give us strength to strive, and to devote ourselves, even unto death, for the realisation of these ideas." The toast having been drunk with enthusiasm Garibaldi rose and said : " I am about to make a declaration which I ought to have made long ago. There is a man amongst us here who has rendered the greatest services to our country, and to the cause of liberty. When I was a young man, having nought but aspirations towards the good, I sought for one able) to act as the guide and counsellor of my young years. I sought such a man even as he who is athirst seeking the spring. I found this man. Healone watched when all around him slept. He alone fed the sacred lame. He has everre mained my friend—ever as full of love for his country and of dPvotion to the cause of liberty. Thts man is Joseph Maz.^:ini. to my friend and teacher!" The General afterwards rose a second time and said;-- " Mazzini has uttered some words with regard to un happy Poland, to which I adhere with all my heart. Now let us drink to that young Russia that suffers, strug4les, and shall triumph like ourselves, and is destined to play a noble and important part in Europe." After this, raising his glass for the last time, Garibaldi drank— "To that free England, whose generous hospitality end noble and fruitful sympathy have won from all oppressed peoples so large a debt of gratitude and affection." THE PERSIAN GULF TELEGRAPH.—Advices have been received from Sir Charles Bright an nouncing the entire completion of the Persian gulf cable on the 27th of March. The lino was working excellently through its whole length. The land-line between the head of tine gulf and Bagdad is not yet completed. IRISII PRISONS.—From the report of Mr. Con nellan, Inspector-General of Prisons, it appears that the total number of commitals to the City of Dublin Female Prison last year was 5.325. Of these 2,230 were drunkards, 283 vagrants, and 45 lunatics. The rest were criminals of various classes, and they were 500 more than in the previous year, while the drunkards increased in nearly the some proportion. The average daily num ber in Grange Gorman Female Prison during the year was 225. The average number in daily custody in the Richmond Btidewell, the prison for males, was 277, the number for 1852 being 255. But the criminal convictions were less than in the previous years. The Board of Superintendence of City of Dublin Prisons re mark, in their report, that the state of this prison must be regarded as satisfactory evidence of the progressive im• provement in the moral and social condition of the city, notwithstanding the severe trials through which the coun try has passed during the last three years of general dis trees. The Board consider that the extension of licensed beerhouses has hat a most pernicious effect on the morals of the lower orders. The Board strongly deprecate the law which imposes on Dublin the support of lunatics belonging to other parts of Ireland. There has been a much larger number of committals to Grange Gorman Female Prison, which is accounted for by the number of dissolute charac - tern, The city prisons cost about £12,000 a year. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. LREUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] THE FALL OF DUPPEL. COPENHAGEN, APRIL 19, 10.30 A.M. After a violent bombardment during the night of the 17th:inst., which was renewed with still greater violence at daybreak, our redoubts were almost entirely demolithad. Redoubts Nos. 4,5, 6, having been taken a retreat commenced. But the attack was then so fierce that the reserve could not hold its ground, and retreated with great loss. General Duplat was severely wounded and taken prisoner. The Ganeral, second in command, was also taken prisoner. The greater portion of the first brigade is miss irg, and scarcely one-half of the Bth fell back in safety. The retreat of the tight wing was in com parison effected more favourably, but also with great loss. The force occupying the tete du pont held if even after our batteries had been dismantled, unt the army had reached the Mind of Alsen. 100 dead and 800 wounded wore conveyed to the Island of Alsen. COPENHAGEN, APRIL 18, 6.25 P.IFI. The Danish army is on the Island of Alsen. The bridges are destroyed. A severe artillery engage ment continues. The Danish loss is great, especially in officers. SONDERBURG, APRIL 19, 9 a.m. No chan g e hats i&keu pluen in the position o affairs since yesterday evening. A few shots only fell during the night. VIENNA, APRIL 20. Tho Wanderer publishes news from Jassy an nouncing that General Kotzebue, the commandant of Odessa, had received orders from St. Petersburg to enter Moldavia under certain circumstances. A Russian officer communicated three orders to the Rournain Commandant. Great excitement was caused by the intelligence, SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 21. The South-Western Company's steamer Nor manby, which sailed hence during the night with the mails and passengers for the Channel Islands, came into collision with the steamer Bavaria, bound for this port. The accident occurred about two miles down the river. The Bavaria sustained no damage beyond a slight puncture of one of her plates ; the Normanby sustained considerable damage, the Bavaria's star board bow having struck her port quarter, carrying away that portion of the ship. A part of the deck was torn up, and the davits and part of th© saloon carried away. Slight injuries were rceived by some of the Normanby's passengers. The mails and passengers have been sent on by .he company's steamer Dispatch. SANTO DOMINGO. MADRID, APRIL 20. The Spanish Government is making preparations for the speedy pacification of Santo Domingo. General Gandara is confident of this being accomplished, and is on the point of setting out for Nl'ina with all the available troops. FRANCE. A letter from Brussels states that the enlist ments for the Belgian Guard for Mexico go En bui slowly in that city. Pamkthlets have betn pub lished on the occasion to show that those enrol ments are a violation of the neutrality of Belgium. Austrian recruits have, it is said, come fot ward in great numbers. The Lyons journals announce the death of M. Gerard, director of the park of the Tete-d'Or, caused by the bite of a venomous fly. He was bitten on Wednesday and died on Saturday. Cardinal de Bonald, who had baen detained fir some days at Marseilles by a slight indisposition, has arrived at Lyons. The Brussels journals mention the arrival of the Duke de Brabarit in that city, on his return from Paris and Nice. BOURSE, April 20.—The market has become rather heavy. Threes, for the Account, which opentd at a slight i m crovement on yesterday's closing rates, have since rec.' ded, and are no w a t 67fr. 30c. Mobilier last quoted at 1,262 fr. 50c. Railway Market also dull, and wit,`' a trifling fall The quotation,' closed as on some of the lines. follows :- 41 per Cents .. 93 75 Italian Loan 6' 80 Do. end Do. end month 6B 8t: 3 per Cents Do. end month.... 67 15 Do, end tuuuth — Credit ib10bi1ier....1225 itussian 00, end month.... Austrian Bank Shares 3305 ipard,h Credit 1 , onefer 1300 dome Dobr . 5O Roman aiaLwAyis. C ash. Account. Orleans 892 50 897 50 Northern New ditto • • Lyons and Mediterranean New ditto Southern Western Eastern •••• ..... $ll3 e• Sardinian Austrian Gorr bard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona - - 955 - 930 - 900 - - 667 50 , 672 50 503 75 .„ - - 485 - ~ 485 - 375 - ~ 372 50 417 50 „ 425 -- 555 - 557 50 498 75 „ 500 - 575 „ 580 - THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA. LIVERPOOL, April 21. The mail steamer Armenian, with the West African mails, arrived at Liverpool this morning. Her dates are Benin, February 24; Fernando Po, 29; Cameroons, March 1 ; Old Calabar, 2; Brass River, 4; Bonny, 7; Lagos, 7; Accra, 12; Cape Coast Castle, 14; Cape Palmas, 16; Sierra Leone, 24 ; Bathurst, 28 ; Teneriffe, April 8 ; Madeira, 10 She brings 583 oz, of gold dust, 10.914 dole., 1,247 sovereigns, 6,655 francs, nd 25 passengers. The Confederate steamer Florida and the Federal cruizer St. Louis were at Madeira on the 8113; but the St. Louis sailed 24 hours before the Florida. There is little news of importance from the Rivers,. SOUTHAMPTON, April 21. The steamer Tagus, lately belonging to the Peninsular and Oriental Company, which sailed hence yesterday fir Glasgow, has returned, having broken down. The biddings for £300,000 in bills on India took place yesterday at the Bank of England. The pro portions alloted were, to Calcutta £160,000, to Bom- bay £llO,OOO, and to Madras £19,900, The mini mum price was, as before, Is. 111 d. per rupee on Calcutta and Madras, and ls. it d. on Bombay. The applications within the limits amounted to £1,670,00. Tenders on Calcutta and Madras at ls. 111 d. will receive about 63 per cent., on Bom bay at 2a. 02d. about 41 per cent., and all above these prices in full. LIFEBOAT SERVICES.--LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Night.—The coxswain of the New 13, ighton life boat of the National Institution reports as follows : "At 3 15 p.m. yesterday, during Equally weather, saw a bark on Taylor's Bank, mustered crew of nine hands, and proceeded with the tubular lifeboat of the institution under canvas. Reached the vessel at 430 p to., found her very leaky and badly strained. She proved to be the bark Core, of Guernsey, 400 tons, with 11 hands and a pilot on board. The crew asked us to stay by them and assist their vessel off, which took place abuut 733 p m. Vessel making fivt feet of water per hour. Assisted crew in working pump s and getting warps to tug boats. The lifeboat's crew re mained on board at the pumps until we got the vessel :afel 3 on the gridiron in Liverpool at 11 pan. Vag7 - • ; ' joAc iDairt HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, April 20. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, at' tended by Lady Augusta Stanley and the Equal in Waiting. 11.2 r Majesty drove in the grounds this morning, accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Helene, and attended by Lady Augusa Stanley. TL - le Queen, their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena, Princess L )uise, Prince Leopold, and Prin cess Beatrice, left Windsor Castle this afternoon st a quarter before four o'clock for Osborne. The suite in attendance user:: Viscountess Tocelyr, the Hon. Mrs. Bruce. the Hun. Emily Cathcart, Mnjor-General Seymour, Colonel the Hon. S ' r Charles Phipps, Colonel Sir T. M. Biddulpb, and Mr. Buff. PORTL•MOUTH, April 20. Her Maje.sty and the royal family arrived at the Clarence-yard this afternoon, and proceeded t 0 Osborne at half-past six o'clock. Departure of Her Majesty for Osborne. WINDSOR, Wednesday Evening. This afternoon, at a quarter t o four o'clock, her Majesty, accompauLd by their Royal Highnesses Princesses Helena, Louise, and Beatrice, and Prince Leopold, and etended by Viscountess Jocelyn, 1 - "° n ' Mre. Bruce, the Hon. Miss Cathcart, Cot. Sir T. Biddulph, Col. the Ho i. Sir C. B. Phipps, and Major' General Seymour, left Windsor Castle and drove to the Great Western station on the way to Oaborne. Her 11Nesty and the royal fami'_y were seated 111 two cavriage3 drEwn by white and light grey hags , while the pages in attendance wore their scarlet liveries with a mourning band round the arm. Her Majesty, whose health has improved within the last day or so, was in mourning, and wore her widow's cap, the Queen's sombre attire offering a very marked contrast to that of the princesses. It was noticed as a pleasing incident that her Majesty' who had graciously returned the loyal though 6ilent salutations of the spectators while seated in th e saloon waiting the departure of the train, did not withdraw herself from the gaze of the bystander s, as has often been her custom on these occasions. Her Mjesty and the prince and princesses were conducted to the state saloon of the train, which was provided by the South Western Railway Coal' pany, and in a few minutes it was on iti way to Basingstoke, which was reached at five o'clocE' Here the train, which had been under the c harge of Mr. Kelly, of the Great Western Railway Com' pany, was handed over to Mr. Godson, superinten dent of the South Western line, by which the remainder of the journey was performed. rhe Queen will remain at Osborne for about three weeks, and will the❑ return to Windsor for a day ors°, after which a trip will be made toßataiorah Departure of the King of the Belgians. His Majesty the King of tun Belgians left Dover five minutes past ten yesterday morning, embarking from the Admiralty pier, for Ostend, in the Belgian Government steamer Diamond, which was acorn" panied by the Topsze, belonging to the same Gn vernment. His Majasty was received most erthn . siastically at the p'.er, and as the vessel left. A guard of honour of the 38th Regiment , with band and colours, was in attendance, and lined the way from the Lord Warden Hotel (where his Majesty had slept) to the pier; and, as th e King embarked, a salute was fired from a batterY on the heights. General Da zeil, commander of the district, and General Ellis, commandant of Diver garrison, were in attendance ; as well as Commander Bence, R.N., jhe newly-appointed naval superintendent at Dover, and Captain Triscott, the late superintendent. The Ea! of Caithness, Mijor Du Plat, the Belgian Minister (M. Van de Weyer)t and Sir Edward Cast (comptroller of the KiDg's household in this counzry), were also in attendance at the embarkation. They had travelled with his Majesty to Dover on Tuesday, and returned to town by the Souih•E;stern express train. Prince Alfred His Royal Highness Prince Alfred, attended by Major Cowell and Lieut. Haig, arrived at Sa nd ' ringham Hall on Tuesday evening from London The journey down was managed quite privately, and between London and Lynn there was no know ledge of the royal visitor except at Cambridge, where his royal highness was recognised as he was walking along the platform; but the respect end loyalty that was evidently felt did not manifest itself in any obtrusive dem , ,nstrations. The train arrived at King's Lynn at 8.30, and here the visit had somehow or other become known, for about 1 00 enthusiastic persons attempted to get a glimpse O f the Sailor Prince, but were kept off the premises till just as the "special" which was to convey the royal party to Wolftertou was about leaving tb ° platform, when they forced the gates and reached the platform, but only to see the carriage contain" tag the prince pass away. His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Meek' i m ; burg- Strelit z has arrived from Germany to join the Grano Duchess on a visit to her Royal Highness the Duchess pf Cambridge, at Canbridge Cottage, Kew- His Higi; fleas the Prince Luvveustein and suite have arrived at ti2e Brunswick Hotel, Jmnyn-street, trora Tne Duchess of Nianchester has left town to Pin the duke at Kimbolton cas:le. The duke and duch o come to town next week for tie season. The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough wer e not present at her Majesty's Theatre bn Tuesday night? as erroneously stated. The Etat and Countess of Derby entertained the Earl and Countess of Hardwicke and Lady Agneta Yorke the Earl of Carnarvon, Lord and Lady John Manners► Lord and Lady Robert Cecil, Lord Ravensworth, Viscount Hcod, Sir Hugh and Lady Cairns, Hon. Seymour Egertoet Col. Hon. W. P. Talbot, Col. H. Bathurst, Hon. F. Stanley. and Mr. Wilbraham at dinner yesterday evening at their maubion in St. James's-square. _ - 3 'lnc Countess of Jersey has arrived i n town from a continental tour. The E tri of Bantry has arrived at Thomas's Hotel from Irelad. A telegram from Greece states that the fears at damage to the crops of currants by the late severe w eather . are unfounded, and that the vines now present a v4ry . healthy appearance. THE FRIENDS OF FOREIGNERS IN DISTRESS.•' The 08th anniversary or this society was celebr ated last evening by a dinner at the London Tavern. The Dupeof Cambridge was in the chair, and was supported by about 15C gentlemen, the great majority of whom were fore i g ners " The objects of the institution are to grant relief to indig ent foreigners residing in England without distinction of C Ourt' try and religion, especially to those who are not entitled to parochial aid, and to furnish the means to those who may be desirous of doing so of returning to their native laud. Among the subscribers to the charit y are numbered several persons of different professions, as well as many members of other institutions of a similar oil s ': racter. Independent of pecuniary aid, medical and lega l assistance are provided through tho instrumentality of the society free of expense, and by its action hundreds who had become entirely destitute have been enabled to obta emp l o yment. The great majority of the Sovereigns of Europe are patrons of the institution, and an annual sob" acription of £lOO testifies the interest which her AL , P atl feels in its fortunes. The erince and .Princess of Wales, as well as her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cam bridge, are contributors to its funds—, he Princess 01 Wales having not many months after Ivr arrival in ia this country, forward e d a donation of seventy g uineas to be applied to the objects which it seeks to P rom The Chairman, in prop os i ng the toast of " Pros Pe r" the Society," l as t even i ng d we lt u p on the benefits Nellie:- it was calculat e d t o con f er on d eser vi n g persons who were a strange land, a t a di stance f ro m their native shores, an stated its income to be £1,012, exclusive of the pro , " ls d f the anniversary festival, benefactions, interest on C 3 S 4 posited with b an k ers , an d on e or two other sources of 8001: went. The expenditure, he added, was £3,2 61 , which lei: Ase institution at the commencement of the present yea with a deficit of £95 2s 7d, chiefly owing to the disburse: , vents made during last winter for casual relief. That ticimcy he trusted the generosity of the friends o f : i t . e society would enable the directors to meet. A liberal 5 ,, so cription was announced towards the close of the pree:eeac. trigs as the result of his Royal Highness's appeal' citrus of mu s i c we re performed during dinner , a nd the frfic,'ir hers of the V oca l A s sociation, under the direction o•the Benedict, subsequently contributed then share to hat mon) , of the proceedings.